ISTANBUL (AA) – Ukraine has managed to take back the entire Kyiv region from Russian forces, the country’s Defense Ministry has claimed. “Irpin, Bucha, Hostomel, and the entire Kyiv region have been liberated from the invaders (Russia),” wrote Ukraine’s Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar on Facebook, according t...
Brussels, Belgium – AFP Top EU officials warned China’s leader Xi Jinping at a virtual summit Friday that any attempt to aid Russia’s war in Ukraine could hurt business ties. The EU and the US worry that Beijing’s failure to condemn the invasion means it could be willing to help the Kremlin sidestep the impact […...
Kyiv, Ukraine – AFP Ukraine’s president refused Friday to say whether he had ordered an airstrike on Russian soil, as a bus convoy navigated a tortuous evacuation to help thousands flee the besieged city of Mariupol. Peace talks between Ukrainian and Russian officials resumed via video, but the Kremlin warned the helicopter attack ...
KYIV – Ukrainian forces liberated the city of Bucha near Kyiv from the Russian army, according to its mayor. Anatolii Fedoruk announced in a video message that Ukrainian soldiers’ battle to save Bucha ended in victory. “Today, our armed forces achieved a great victory in the Kyiv region. And we will expect a great victory […...
ANKARA – Kazakhstan will not act as a tool to circumvent US and EU sanctions against Russia, a top Kazakh official has said. “We will abide by the sanctions. Although we are part of the Eurasian Economic Union which includes Russia, Belarus and other countries, we are also part of the international community,” First Deputy [&...
PARIS (AA) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged France to continue diplomatic efforts with Russia to enforce its planned humanitarian corridors after Moscow’s evacuation plan failed to let civilians out of the besieged city of Mariupol. “The initiative of France on humanitarian corridors from Mariupol must be implemented,”...
On Wednesday, the White House said Russian President Vladimir Putin is being misinformed by his military leadership on Ukraine. The assessment came after a report citing U.S. intelligence officials’ belief that Putin is being misled by advisers about how Russian forces are performing in Ukraine. U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Western n...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President Biden told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday that the US intends to provide Ukraine with $500 million in direct budgetary aid, according to the White House. Biden and Zelenskyy spoke during a telephone call about the ongoing work by the US and its allies to deliver military, economic and hum...
KYIV/LVIV – At least 145 children were killed and 222 others injured as a result of Russian attacks on Ukraine, a local source said. According to the Prosecutor General of Ukraine, 790 educational institutions were damaged in the bombings by the Russian army, 75 of which were completely destroyed. Separately, Ukrainian activists demanded...
KYIV, Ukraine – Some 17,300 Russian soldiers have been killed in Ukraine so far, the Ukrainian military has claimed. Ukrainian forces have destroyed 131 Russian planes, 131 helicopters, 605 tanks, 1,723 armored vehicles, 81 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), 75 fuel tankers, and seven boats, according to the latest Ukrainian General Staff ...
